jpdb beta

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

10

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

3

ostentation; display

1

just because; even if; even though

2

to complain; to lodge a complaint

2

reason; right

4

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

5

word; vocabulary

4

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

strike zone

3

spacious; vast; wide

18

severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious

1

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

15

to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

19

indoor

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

3

quickly; smoothly

2

outdoor; al fresco

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

22

incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

9

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

24

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

8

to take out; to drag out

1

forcibly; against one's will

6

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

17

sadist

1

inhuman; heinous; atrocious

1

showing no fear, even of God

2

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

3

to give a reason

1

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

17

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

4

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

11

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

9

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

3

however; because; as

7

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

6

to (do) like this

7

carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride

6

blinking (in surprise)

5

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

13

to be reminded of; to call to mind

3

back (of body)

22

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

6

ombudsman

1

fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)

5